"This is especially important for populations that are dually effected, such as communities of color and the LGBT community. We need to make sure that our HIV programs are integrating tobacco cessation activities and we need to make sure that our tobacco cessation programs are integrating with HIV interventions," said Scout, Director of the National LGBT Tobacco Control Network. Stay tuned next week for a video with Scout and Matt Myers, President of the the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids about smoking and LGBT/HIV communities.

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Yes i completely agree with this field,in my field work notice that pre-during-post HIV,tobacco playing
imported role for assessment & out come of the preventive & treatment.
Total need for holistic approach to reach the community with unique program to deal with this problem.
Dr.Prakash Sanchetee MBBS,DMCW,DPH,PGDHH,PGDHA
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I was pleased to see this hitherto unrecognised issue being highlighted. Although I have no direct experience of those with HIV, I am guessing that people with this condition suffer a great deal of stress related to it. Stress is often the factor that prevents people from stopping smoking and this, in turn, increases stress levels. Smoking cessation and tobacco control initiatives need to address this in order to help people with HIV to stop smoking.